The “curse” of UFC 108, the most injury plagued event in the company’s history, continues as late Saturday night the organization lost another fighter from the card. Heavy handed slugger Rory Markham (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) was forced to bow out of the Jan. 2 event in Las Vegas with a knee injury suffered in training.

Markham had been scheduled to face Danish striker Martin Kampmann (15-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) on what was sure to be a preliminary card barnburner at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

News of the change was first reported by Sherdog.com’s Greg Savage via his Twitter account, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has since been able to confirm Markham’s withdrawal from sources close to the promotion.

No timetable has been set for Markham’s return, and a replacement opponent for Kampmann has yet to be secured.

Markham had been seeking to bounce back from a devastating knockout loss to current welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy in February. The loss came after Markham’s UFC debut, in which he defeated Brodie Farber in highlight-reel fashion.

Meanwhile, Kampmann looks to rebound from a disappointing TKO loss to UFC newcomer Paul Daley at “UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort” in September. The loss was Kampmann’s first in three welterweight bouts after dropping down from 185 pounds.

With the most recent adjustment, the ever-changing UFC 108 fight card includes:

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